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Gore hidden gems on Steam
Every game here is tagged Gore on Steam, sits between 1,000 and 5,000 reviews, is rated at least 80% positive, and carries a catch drawn from its own negative reviews. Showing the 60 most reviewed of 62. How these pages are made.
This is a first-person survival horror game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving to escape a dangerous environment. It offers a terrifying, immersive experience with photorealistic graphics.
What players likedPlayers praise its extreme horror and stunning graphics, comparing it to great VR horror experiences despite being flatscreen.
The catchThe true ending hinges on obscure unhinted steps that basically require a walkthrough.
Games like Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour →
Quake II RTX87% positive from 4,751 reviews2019Deck Unsupported
This is a fully ray-traced first-person shooter. Players fight aliens through military installations to save humanity.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a beautiful, fun, and improved version of a classic FPS, ideal for experiencing RTX technology.
The catchPerformance is terrible for a 1997 game, dragging modern GPUs down to around 45 fps.
Games like Quake II RTX →
This is a janitorial simulation game. Players clean up gore and dispose of body parts in a temple setting.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a relaxing cleaning simulation similar to PowerWash Simulator, offering a zen routine.
The catchJanky physics make picking up and carrying objects a constant frustration.
Games like Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior →
Kindergarten 298% positive from 4,430 reviews201924% finish itDeck Verified
This is a dark comedy adventure game where players repeat a school day, completing absurd tasks for characters. Its core loop involves navigating chaotic scenarios and making morally questionable choices.
What players likedPlayers praise this story-driven puzzle game as an expansive, hilarious sequel, comparable to Minecraft in its engaging quests and secrets.
The catchCharacters spell out every solution, so the puzzles never require any real thinking.
Games like Kindergarten 2 →
This is a 2D action-platformer where players shoot and fight zombies and gangsters in a 1920s setting. It features hand-drawn graphics and a story of mafia conspiracy and betrayal.
What players likedPlayers praise its fun, short, and humorous gameplay with great art and music.
The catchSluggish controls, slow weapon swaps and no vertical aiming make combat feel broken.
Games like Guns, Gore & Cannoli →
Serial Cleaner84% positive from 4,250 reviews20175% finish itDeck Verified
This is a stealth action game where players clean crime scenes by disposing of bodies and evidence while avoiding police. It features a 1970s setting and a focus on quick, unseen cleanup.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique blend of stealth and puzzle-solving, often comparing it to Hotline Miami with a cleanup twist.
The catchControls feel unresponsive, and controller play can lock up in cleaner sense.
Games like Serial Cleaner →
Physics-based brawler with ragdoll combat and environmental traps. Features tactical, high-stakes battles where skill and precision lead to instant kills.
What players likedPlayers praise this well-made, progressive fighting game for its strategy, weapons, gore, graphics, and bonding experience with friends.
The catchCombat is clunky and unfinished, and the developer stopped updating it years ago.
Games like Gladio and Glory →
This is a hack-and-slash action game featuring brutal combat and a dark fantasy story. Players experience overwhelming destructive power as they defeat hundreds of enemies with a giant sword.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a fun "Warriors-style" hack-and-slash game that faithfully retells the Berserk story with weighty combat.
The catchA shoddy PC port brings no mouse camera control, unremappable inputs and crashes.
Games like BERSERK and the Band of the Hawk →
This is a top-down action driving game featuring vehicular combat against zombies. Players destroy hordes of zombies and complete missions using a variety of vehicles and upgrades.
What players likedPlayers praise its simple, thrilling mission-based driving, collecting vehicles and weapons, and compelling story, reminiscent of classic top-down shooters.
The catchThe cars handle badly, which makes the driving frustrating rather than fun.
Games like Zombie Driver HD →
APE OUT95% positive from 4,037 reviews201926% finish itDeck Verified
A top-down action game where players use enemies as weapons and shields in procedurally generated levels. It features rhythmic violence and a dynamic jazz soundtrack.
What players likedPlayers praise "APE OUT" as a fast-paced, satisfying action game with a unique art style and reactive jazz soundtrack, often compared to "Hotline Miami."
The catchLevel layouts and enemy placement are randomised, so runs hinge on luck over skill.
Games like APE OUT →
CHAOS;CHILD93% positive from 3,964 reviews201925% finish itDeck Playable
This is a dark, supernatural visual novel where players investigate serial murders by choosing delusions to alter reality and unlock multiple endings. It features a mystery-driven narrative with character interactions and branching paths.
What players likedPlayers praise Chaos;Child as a masterpiece and the best Sci;Adv game, surpassing its predecessor Chaos;Head in story, characters, and emotional impact.
The catchThe true ending feels disappointing and inconclusive
Games like CHAOS;CHILD →
VR horror slasher with realistic medieval combat. Players physically fight undead with dismemberment and tactical movement.
The catchThe PC version has been abandoned for years while promised updates never arrive.
Games like Hellsplit: Arena →
killer793% positive from 3,909 reviews2018Deck Verified
Play as Harman Smith, an old man who manifests seven assassins, switching between them at will to gun down the exploding Heaven Smile and solve puzzles across a cel-shaded revenge story.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique artistic vision, unforgettable story, and stylish design, saying it's unlike anything else they've played.
The catchClunky, restrictive controls turn basic movement and shooting into a constant fight.
Games like killer7 →
This is a replayable FPS sandbox with slow-motion combat and a level editor. It offers creative, action-packed gameplay inspired by 80s/90s movies.
What players likedPlayers praise its satisfying gunplay and slow-motion action, comparing it to a 3D Hotline Miami.
The catchYears in early access with glacial updates and barely an hour of actual content.
Games like Maximum Action →
Action game where players use ODM gear to fight Titans. Experience the anime's story with fast-paced aerial combat.
What players likedPlayers praise its faithful anime story adaptation and unique PC key-binding challenge, unlike controller-based games.
The catchA rough PC port with no mouse support and unreliable controller handling.
Games like Attack on Titan / A.O.T. Wings of Freedom →
Quake 488% positive from 3,852 reviews2011Deck Playable
Sci-fi military FPS with a narrative campaign and arena multiplayer. Players fight aliens and can become them, using advanced weapons and vehicles.
What players likedPlayers praise Quake 4 as a fun, classic sci-fi FPS with a Doom 3-like atmosphere and cool militarism.
The catchRuns poorly on modern PCs, often locked at 720p until you edit config files.
Games like Quake 4 →
This is a survival horror game with a core loop of killing zombies or people in creative ways. It features a sandbox element for creating areas and a unique gut-pulling mechanic.
What players likedPlayers praise this masterpiece for its enjoyable gameplay, even on low-end PCs.
The catchThe English option is half done, with much of the text staying in Russian.
Games like DOKA 2 KISHKI EDITION →
A classic first-person shooter with fast-paced combat, featuring melee and ranged weapons. It offers a retro feel with modern enhancements and two expansions.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a fun, well-done "boomer shooter" on the Build Engine, comparable to Duke Nukem 3D and Blood.
The catchThis port has jerky mouse controls and crashes, so free source ports play better.
Games like Shadow Warrior Classic Redux →
This is a free twin-stick shooter with a dark, violent feel. Players engage in bloody combat, unlocking weapons and creating custom levels.
What players likedPlayers praise "RED HOT VENGEANCE" as a fun, free, and engaging offline game with great gameplay, weapons, and voice acting.
The catchThe story, cutscenes and voice acting fall far below the quality of the gameplay.
Games like RED HOT VENGEANCE →
A non-linear isometric puzzle game where you orchestrate deaths using environmental traps, observing AI and weather to fulfill your Reaper duties. It features a morbid sense of humor.
The catchConstant trial-and-error restarts force you to sit through unskippable cutscenes again.
Games like Death Coming/死神来了 →
This is a top-down brawler with brutal melee combat and a unique kill system. Players use fists, weapons, and the environment to fight through waves of enemies.
What players likedPlayers praise its solid combat, reminiscent of Arkham, with satisfying power-ups, despite a lack of story depth.
The catchFun early, then devolves into repetitive enemy-spam and tedium
Games like Redeemer: Enhanced Edition →
This is a visual novel with branching narratives and multiple endings, featuring a dark, psychological mystery feel. The core loop involves player choices impacting the story and its outcomes.
What players likedPlayers praise its intriguing story, great art, and music, often comparing it to Higurashi When They Cry for its psychological horror and mystery.
The catchThe English translation is stilted and redundant, making the writing a slog to read.
Games like Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS →
Bio Inc. Redemption is a complex biomedical simulation game. Players choose to create diseases or cure them, offering strategic depth and a realistic medical feel.
What players likedIt's like *House M.D.* meets *Democracy 3*, praised for being fun, informative, and a good way to unwind.
The catchRuns hinge on random luck, with bio points too slow to counter the AI doctor.
Games like Bio Inc. Redemption →
Crimsonland93% positive from 3,107 reviews201430% finish itDeck Verified
Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a core loop of surviving waves of enemies by unlocking weapons and RPG-like perks. It offers intense, action-packed survival gameplay.
What players likedPlayers praise its core experience and weapon selection, despite slow initial movement, comparing it to other games in the genre.
The catchBasic and repetitive by modern standards, outclassed by newer twin stick horde shooters.
Games like Crimsonland →
Top-down arcade zombie shooter with strategic defense building. Survive endless waves of enemies in co-op or solo.
What players likedPlayers praise its instant appeal and quality, comparing it to games like Boxhead Rambo.
The catchContent is barebones, with one map and no progression, so it gets boring within an hour.
Games like Yet Another Zombie Defense HD →
Happy Room91% positive from 2,974 reviews20163% finish itDeck Playable
This is a physics-based destruction sandbox where players use a variety of weapons to dismember clones. It offers a darkly humorous and experimental feel.
The catchFree sandbox play is locked behind repetitive damage and points challenges.
Games like Happy Room →
STANDBOX91% positive from 2,964 reviews2023Deck Playable
A physics sandbox where players experiment with ragdoll simulation, causing injury and observing recovery. It's a compact, experimental playground focused on systemic interactions.
What players likedPlayers praise the gore and physics, comparing it to games like Gorebox and People Playground, and desire a community workshop.
The catchContent runs dry within hours and the developers stopped updating it long ago.
Games like STANDBOX →
This is a retro-style mystery and horror adventure game with puzzle-solving and stealth mechanics. Players explore a castle, interact with characters, and make choices that lead to different endings.
What players likedPlayers say it's like a playable fairy tale, praised for its unsettling atmosphere and quality despite being a shorter first game.
The catchThe character cannot run, and the crawling walk speed makes every trip a slog.
Games like The Count Lucanor →
This is a collection of three high-speed action games featuring ninja combat. Players can swap between multiple characters during intense battles.
What players likedPlayers say it's a classic, intense character action game with top-tier, challenging combat and fluid controls, often compared to its original Xbox version.
The catchClunky controls and camera, no lock-on
Games like NINJA GAIDEN Σ [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] →
Akane95% positive from 2,876 reviews20185% finish itDeck Verified
Akane is a one-hit-kill arena arcade slasher focused on high-score chasing. Players fight waves of diverse enemies with various unlockable gear and powerful samurai skills.
The catchRuns out of new content fast, with the whole game seen in about half an hour.
Games like Akane →
This is a first-person shooter featuring dinosaur hunting and a variety of unique weapons. It offers a visceral combat experience in sprawling environments with intelligent enemies.
What players likedPlayers praise the Nightdive remaster for its quality-of-life improvements, making it a superior and more playable version of the N64 classic.
The catchLevels are sprawling mazes with hidden objectives that leave you lost and backtracking.
Games like Turok 2: Seeds of Evil →
Guts and Glory80% positive from 2,789 reviews20184% finish itDeck Playable
Guts and Glory is a physics-based racing game where players navigate deadly obstacle courses with ragdoll physics and real-time dismemberment. The core loop involves surviving extreme challenges for comedic, gory fun.
What players likedPlayers praise its fun physics and workshop content, offering interesting tracks and gory, humorous gameplay.
The catchThe controls are so loose and unpredictable that precise driving becomes a fight.
Games like Guts and Glory →
A hyper-kinetic brawler where players use environmental objects and martial arts to fight waves of enemies before sunrise. It features a skill tree for combat upgrades and a variety of weapons.
What players likedPlayers praise this brutal, fast-paced beat 'em up as a fun, content-rich love letter to Sifu and Sleeping Dogs.
The catchThe back half collapses into gimmick levels, gun spam and cheap one-shot bosses.
Games like Midnight Fight Express →
Valfaris83% positive from 2,729 reviews20192% finish itDeck Verified
Valfaris is a 2D action-platformer with a heavy metal aesthetic. Players blast through hordes of enemies with brutal weapons in a gore-filled, pixel-art world.
What players likedPlayers praise Valfaris as a challenging, improved successor to Slain, featuring gorgeous pixel art, a gloomy atmosphere, and great music.
The catchClunky controls lock aiming to eight directions and force you to stop moving to shoot.
Games like Valfaris →
This is a third-person action game where players control a zombie. The core loop involves eating brains to gain abilities and building a zombie horde.
What players likedPlayers praise its charming, unique premise of being the zombie, reminiscent of early 2000s games, with fun humor and great music.
The catchNon-optional minigames drag on and break the pace
Games like Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse →
This is a challenging action platformer with a one-button combat system where stylish kills earn checkpoints. It features intense platforming and beat-em-up action with a Lovecraftian horror feel.
What players likedPlayers praise its brutal difficulty and combat-platforming, reminiscent of masocore games.
The catchNearly every action shares one button, so deaths come from fighting the controls.
Games like They Bleed Pixels →
A short, VHS-style found footage horror game. Players explore for 5 minutes 30 seconds with zoom controls.
The catchIt is over in about five minutes with no real interaction beyond walking.
Games like SEPTEMBER 1999 →
Fast-paced first-person shooter with combo weapons and morphing. It offers intense action against monster hordes in a gothic horror setting.
What players likedPlayers praise its arcade/boomer shooter style, often comparing it to Doom 2016, Quake, and original Doom.
The catchLevels and enemies get monotonous fast, with the same arena clearing over and over.
Games like Painkiller: Black Edition →
HALF DEAD 284% positive from 2,235 reviews2019Deck Verified
A co-op and PvP arena shooter where players navigate deadly trap-filled rooms. It features futuristic combat and survival against other players and environmental hazards.
The catchThin content exhausted within an hour or two
Games like HALF DEAD 2 →
Infernax93% positive from 2,196 reviews202231% finish itDeck Verified
Infernax is a retro-style action-adventure game with a challenging combat loop and branching narrative. Players make impactful decisions that shape the story and unlock new abilities in a dangerous, monster-filled world.
What players likedPlayers praise Infernax as a challenging, retro-style Metroidvania with responsive controls, great music, and replayability, often compared to Castlevania and Zelda.
The catchInstant death pits are everywhere, and each fall means redoing long stretches again.
Games like Infernax →
Rage Wars90% positive from 2,166 reviews201610% finish it
Rage Wars is a 2D shooter with a story mode and zombie arena. Players use a rage mechanic and collect potatoes to unlock weapons.
What players likedPlayers praise this surprisingly entertaining, braindead 2D side-scroller for its simple left-right-jump gameplay and Rage Comic aesthetic.
The catchThe gameplay is a single monotonous loop with barely any story or variety.
Games like Rage Wars →
This is a fast-paced, gore-filled first-person shooter with a core loop of battling demon hordes using powerful weapons. It offers a retro-inspired, intense action experience with modern visuals and audio.
The catchContent runs dry once you've unlocked every weapon
Games like Hellbound: Survival Mode →
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH88% positive from 1,872 reviews202221% finish itDeck Verified
Visual novel with psychological horror elements. Players make choices that affect the branching narrative and Takumi's perception of reality.
What players likedPlayers say it's an intense and suspenseful visual novel, often compared favorably to Steins;Gate, and they praise its brilliant story and unique protagonist growth.
The catchThe protagonist is insufferable and never grows, which makes the whole read a slog.
Games like CHAOS;HEAD NOAH →
This is a third-person shooter where players control a dhampir fighting supernatural threats and Nazis. The game features frenetic combat and a bloody atmosphere.
What players likedPlayers praise its fun, janky, old-school hack-and-slash gameplay, comparing it to Devil May Cry and beat 'em ups.
The catchCombat is repetitive and clunky, and the aged design wears out any nostalgia fast.
Games like BloodRayne: Terminal Cut →
Kidnapped in a cannibal butcher's house, you creep through its rooms for tools and clues, choosing whether to free the other captives or turn his own traps on him while he hunts you by sound.
What players likedPlayers praise the intense chases, puzzles, and graphics, finding it a great game with much to do.
The catchBugs and softlocks are frequent, forcing constant save reloads and full restarts.
Games like Stay Out of the House →
Five short horror stories named after animals, playable in any order, where point-and-click choices about time travel, black magic and immortality end with the character dead or barely surviving.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique, surreal art style and psychological horror, often comparing it to works by David Lynch and Junji Ito.
The catchStriking visuals sit on a story that is weird for its own sake and never adds up.
Games like Critters for Sale →
This is a classic arcade-style first-person shooter with a focus on frantic combat against hordes of enemies. It features a large arsenal of weapons and a high-octane, action-packed feel.
The catchEndless waves of enemies in arena after arena turn repetitive and tedious.
Games like Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter →
A 2D action platformer with combo-driven combat and a graphic novel art style. Players fight corrupted leaders in a fast-paced, visually gruesome quest for vengeance.
What players likedPlayers praise this bloody 2D hack-and-slash for its smooth performance, distinct art, and engaging, challenging gameplay.
The catchConstant screen shake and blur make the action hard to see, with no option to disable.
Games like The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile →
An action-adventure game with a narrative focus, featuring combo-based combat and NPC interaction. It has a unique Russian setting and humor.
The catchEnemies are health sponges with regeneration, making combat unbalanced
Games like Valakas Story →
Visual novel with a tragic, historical narrative. Players experience a millennium of sorrow through multiple perspectives.
What players likedPlayers praise the game's ability to create a deeply compelling character from someone seemingly unforgivable.
The catchMuch of the story frames a grown man's infatuation with a young child as romantic.
Games like The House in Fata Morgana: A Requiem for Innocence →
This is a physics sandbox game where players mutilate ragdolls with numerous weapons and tools. It offers extensive item customization and trap building for a destructive, creative experience.
The catchFeels dated and thin next to People Playground, which offers far more content.
Games like Mutilate-a-Doll 2 →
A visual novel with interactive item examination and multiple endings. It's a story-driven game about two contrasting characters overcoming prejudice.
What players likedPlayers praise its narrative depth and character development, reminiscent of a visual novel with a unique kidnapping premise.
The catchPreachy, repetitive social messaging dominates the writing
Games like A Light in the Dark →
VR combat game with physics-based gore and weapon variety. Players earn rewards to upgrade gear and skills in a brutal, rule-of-cool experience.
What players likedPlayers praise BRUTALISTICK VR as a "John Wick" or "Hard Bullet" like sandbox with amazing gore, physics, and fun mechanics.
The catchIt is heavily bugged and badly optimised, with crashes, lag and missions that break.
Games like BRUTALISTICK VR →
Harvester91% positive from 1,680 reviews2014Deck Playable
A point-and-click adventure game with a dark, violent mystery and a focus on investigation. Players explore a strange town and uncover a sinister organization.
What players likedPlayers praise this absurd, violent, and goofy point-and-click FMV game for its well-crafted, enjoyable experience.
The catchPuzzles make little sense and give no hints, so a walkthrough becomes near essential.
Games like Harvester →
VR first-person shooter with physics-driven combat and hybrid locomotion. Explore a sci-fi facility as an alien trying to escape.
What players likedPlayers praise its immersive adventure, fun gunplay, and boss fights, comparing it to Half-Life, Portal, Boneworks, and Lab.
The catchMovement is floaty and sluggish, and melee swings often fail to register on enemies.
Games like Vertigo Remastered →
VR first-person shooter. Fight alien hordes with dual-wielding weapons and a sword/shield. Fast-paced, action-heavy combat.
The catchIt is a stationary wave shooter where you never move, only stand and shoot.
Games like Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope →
This is a 2D puzzle-platformer where players use J.J.'s ability to self-harm and revive to overcome environmental obstacles. The game features a dark, surreal tone focused on pain and perseverance.
What players likedPlayers praise its deeply moving, relatable story and unique gameplay mechanics, despite some clunky controls.
The catchControls are sluggish and clunky, and slow animations turn simple actions into a chore.
Games like The MISSING: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories →
BOMJMAN86% positive from 1,387 reviews202024% finish it
Action-adventure game with melee and ranged combat. Players fight crime and corrupt officials with unique, smelly abilities.
The catchThe brawling is shallow, with mushy hit detection and no real combos or tactics.
Games like BOMJMAN →
BUTCHER86% positive from 1,386 reviews20165% finish itDeck Playable
This is a fast-paced 2D pixel art shooter focused on ultra-violent combat and strategic survival. Players become a killing machine eradicating enemies with brutal weapons.
What players likedPlayers praise BUTCHER as a fast-paced, visceral 2D shooter reminiscent of Doom, with responsive controls and gritty atmosphere.
The catchEnemies blend into the low resolution background, making them hard to spot or track.
Games like BUTCHER →
Corpse Party89% positive from 1,383 reviews201615% finish itDeck Verified
This is a survival horror adventure game with a focus on narrative and exploration. Players uncover a dark story through text and choices, facing gruesome consequences.
What players likedPlayers praise its story and music, noting its similarity to the anime with multiple endings.
The catchThis release strips out the CG art and cutscenes that other versions include.
Games like Corpse Party →
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